Fur-cutting machine



E.' H. GODS'HALK. PUR, CUTTING MAGHNE;

(No Model.)

Patented Apr.'10., 1883.

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. i" UNITED# .STATESv PATENTI OFFICE.

EDwAnD H. 'eoDsHALK, on PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

FUR-CUTTING MACH-HNE.v

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latentl No. 275,640, dated April 10, 1883.

` Y Applicationfiled January 29,1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beitknownthatl, EDWARD H. GoDsHALK, a citizen of thev United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Machines for Cutting Fur, 85e., which improvement is fully set forth I in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis a top or plan view ot' a fur-cutting machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section thereof iu line x x, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate cor responding parts in the two iigures.

My invention consists of a cutting-machine having a carriage on which the fur may be spread, means for advancing said carriage,

and a clamp for holding the i'ur while being cut, said clamp also serving as a guide for the knife, whereby fur, &c., may be uniformly cut in a quick and easy manner, as will be hereinafter set-forth.

which is secured to the table.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a table, on the top of which is mounted a carriage, B, for holding the fur to be eut, said carriage having rollers, pulleys, or wheels, which run on tracks secured to the top of the table, whereby the carriage may be guided trueoand moved with ease. 4

To the rear end of the carriage are attached horizontally arranged rack-bars C and a weighted cord, D, which passes over a pulley, a, suitably mounted on the table A, and is adapted for causing the return of the carriage to its normal position or starting-point.

E represents pawls or dogs, which are hung on the upper end of vertically-moving arms F, which are passed through the top of the table, and have their lower ends pivoted to a horizontal swinging arm, G, beneath said top, said arm being mounted on a bearing, G', To the end of the arm G opposite to the arms F is attached a frame, H, the side pieces, H', whereof are passed through openings or guides in the table, and are connected at top by a transversely-extendin g bar, J, which overhan gs the carriage B.

K represents a treadle, whose bearin gs are on the lower portion of the table A; and L represents the treadle-lever, `the upper end whereof is pivoted to the frame H, or may be pivoted to the front end of the arm G.

To the top of the table, at the rear of the pawls or dogs E, are pivotedzcheck-pawis M, the object whereof is to prevent the returnoi the carriage B.

When the parts are in their normal position, as shown in the drawings, the bar J is raised above the carriage B. The skin is spread on the carriage, with one edge at or near the front end thereof, so that said edge, it' irregular, is just in advance ofthe front edge of the bar J. The treadle Kis operated, and as the arms F rise the dogs E ride back over the rack-bar C and engage anew with the teeth thereof'. The bar J is simultaneously operated or lowered, and when at its lowest point bears against the portion of the skin beneath it and firmly holds or clamps said portion to the carriage. The front edge of the bar J now serves as a ruler or-guide, and a knife is run through the fur along said front edge of the bar, whereby the edge of fur is trimmed. Thetreadle is let go, and as the arms F are lowered the dogs E advance the carriage the required extent cor responding to the width of the strip to be cut. Simultaneously with the operation of thevarms F the bar J is raised, thus permitting the advance ot' the carriage. The treadle is again operated, whereby the bar is lowered against the skin, and the dogs E. ride back to take fresh hold of the carriage. The knife is now applied and runthrough the skin along the front edge of the bar J,`thus removing a piece or strip of the skin ot' the required width, after which the other operations are repeated, the result being the severing of the skin in pieces of uniform width, it being observed that the bar Jserves both as a clamp and guide. When the skin has been fully cut, the dogs E and pawls M are raised, the carriage B under the action 0f the weighted cord D returns toits first position, and a fresh skin may be spread thereon.

The distance that the carriage B is advanced may be regulated by increasing or decreasing l IOC combination with the rack-bar C, dog E, arm F, frame H, and connecting arm or lever G, 15 substantially as und for the purpose set forth.

3. The carriage B and clamping-bur J, in combination with the rack-bar C, dog E, arm F, lever or arm G, frame H, check-pawl M, und weighted cord D, substantially as and for the zo purpose set forth.

E. H. GODSHALK.

Witnesses:

B. F. ROHRER, H. R. FEGELEY. 

